# Weliwa GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/weliwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Weliwa Weliwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.1km² - 10mapped services - 103 mtypical elevation ## Where is Weliwa? Weliwa lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Aluwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/aluwana/), [Kodikaragoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kodikaragoda-east/), [Kodikaragoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kodikaragoda-west/), [Morawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/morawaka/), [Pelawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/pelawatta/) and [Rambukana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/rambukana-east/). By area it is the 4729th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Weliwa is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2624° N, 80.4913° E. Local names: වැලිව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Weliwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Weliwa. - Morawaka - Weliwe Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Weliwa Named natural and historic features inside Weliwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Millawa Ela - Weliwe Ela ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Polgaswila Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Weliwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Weliwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pallegama Rural Hospital · Pallegama North 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32981&mlon=80.52239#map=17/6.32981/80.52239) Bank Bank of Ceylon Morawaka Branch · Weliwa 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26172&mlon=80.49140#map=17/6.26172/80.49140) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Shrawani Estate · Weliwa 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26391&mlon=80.49188#map=17/6.26391/80.49188) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Morawaka Primary School · Weliwa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26889&mlon=80.49649#map=17/6.26889/80.49649) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25682&mlon=80.49374#map=17/6.25682/80.49374) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Weliwa Places mapped inside Weliwa in open map data, by type. - Banks3 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya North - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Galabada - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Kudagalahena - Mahapothuvila - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura ## Quick answers - Where is Weliwa?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Weliwa?Aluwana, Kodikaragoda East, Kodikaragoda West, Morawaka, Pelawatta and Rambukana East - How many villages are in Weliwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Weliwa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Weliwa?Pallegama Rural Hospital, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Weliwa?Bank of Ceylon Morawaka Branch, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Weliwa?National Savings Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weliwa?IOC Filling Station, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Weliwa?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Weliwa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Weliwa?LK3203080 (OCHA common operational dataset)